Exclusive First Look: Never-Before-Seen Photos of Madonna to Be Exhibited

In May of 1983, less than a year before Madonna made her national television debut onAmerican Bandstand and infamously told Dick Clark that it was her dream "to rule the world," Richard Corman photographed the 24-year-old singer at her Lower East Side apartment.

"She leaned on her staircase and greeted me from her walk-up," Corman told ELLE.com. "I saw those cat eyes, and I just knew. There are a few people that have that fierce sense of confidence that she portrayed."

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Needless to say, the meeting was a memorable one.

"She served me an espresso with a Bazooka bubble gum, I will never forget it," Corman continued. "The kids from the projects would all come up and sing and dance along with her. I documented all of this. I was a voyeur."

The result of this incredible occasion can be seen in MADONNA – A Transformational Exhibition, featuring never-before-seen images of the Queen of Pop's 1980s street style, shot by Corman and fellow photographer George DuBose. This traveling multimedia tour lands at the W Times Square, with select shots also on display at the W New York, W Downtown, W Union Square, and W Hoboken, from April 12 through May 12.

Limited tickets are also available to the public for the exhibit's opening night on April 11, during which street artist Alec Monopoly will recreate two of the images in a live-tagging performance. Click here for tickets.